Dec 24, 2020 • View in browser

Good morning. 🎄🎁🌧️ Today, a drive-through exhibition in a Mexico City parking lot, the story of one pioneering trans jazz musician is finally being told, and a review of Pixar’s new film which is available for streaming starting Christmas Day.

— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

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Fold Yourself a Little Serenity

With The Lotus Effect, the Rubin Museum of Art invites participants to stop and recenter.

Dessane Lopez Cassell

Please Remain Inside Your Vehicle While Viewing the Art

A drive-through exhibition in a commercial parking lot in Mexico City brings together over 30 works by more than 20 contemporary artists.

Valentina Di Liscia

Uncanny Paintings Tell a Story of This Year’s Unease

Lauren Satlowski’s paintings reflect the angst and solitude of the present moment, while thankfully leaving out any mention of face masks.

Jennifer Remenchik

A Portrait of Trans Masculinity in the Story of a Jazz Musician

The documentary No Ordinary Man is not just a biography of Billy Tipton, but also a critical lens on how culture has depicted trans men.

Caden Mark Gardner

With "Soul", Pixar Attempts to Make a Radically Different Kind of Animation

Warm depictions of Black life and music-making aside, Soul ultimately shortchanges itself with what feels like a lack of confidence in its core character.

Kambole Campbell

From the Archives

Have a Creepy Little Christmas with These Unsettling Victorian Cards

Anthropomorphic cats, murderous frogs, and insects dancing by the moonlight aren’t exactly part of our Christmas card tradition today.

Allison Meier